Where does “putãnescu” come from?
putãnescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian putanã, from Greek πουτάνα, from Italian puttana, from Old French putain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus — to be clean, pure.
putãnescu (Aromanian): having to do with prostitutes; of prostitute
Definitions
- having to do with prostitutes; of prostitute
Ancestry of “putãnescu”, step by step
putãnescu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian putanã
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | putanã | prostitute |
| 2 | Greek | πουτάνα | whore, hooker; whore, bitch, slut, trollop |
| 3 | Italian | puttana | whore, slut, hooker, harlot, tart; bitch;... |
| 4 | Old French | putain | whore, prostitute, bitch |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 6 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 8 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |